Portable sample-rack.



No. 78,636. Patented Nov. l8, I902.

a. J. HASELY.

PORTABLE SAMPLE BACK.

(Application filed Feb. 17, 1902.)

(No Model.)

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GEORGE J. HASELY, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

PORTABLE SAMPLE-RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 713,636, dated November18, 1902.

Application filed February 17,1902. Serial No. 94,442. (No model.)

To whont it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE J. HASELY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State ofIndiana,have invented certain new and usefullmprovements in PortableSampleRat-ks, of which the following is a specification.

This in vention relates to improvements in racksorframes for thedisplayofmerchandise, and is specially designed for the display ofwall-paper,though it is not desired to li mit the invention to thedisplay of any particular line of goods, but to utilize it for allpurposes for which it is adapted.

As a rack for the display of wall-papers, either in a sample-book or inrolls, it is specially well adapted for the use of paperhangers havingno fixed place of business, but who call on their customers with samplesof paperfrom which the latter make their selectious.

It is a growing custom with journeymen paper-hangers to order theirpaper from the factory direct. To enable customers to make selections,the paper-hangers have samples of paper bound generally in book form,making alarge and cumbersome book which is difficult to hold and at thesame time display the samples of paper to advantage.

The object of this invention is to provide a portable rack which can befolded into small compass for carrying and opened out and secured to atable or chair and the samples held by and displayed upon the rack whilebeing offered for inspection. I accomplish the objects of the inventionby the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure 1 is a perspective view of my invention attached to a table inoperative position; Fig. 2, a perspective view of same in position asapplied to the back of a chair; Fig. 3, a view on a larger scale, inside elevation, of the device shown in Fig. 1 with a sample-book inposition of display; Fig. 4, a top or plan view of the device shown inFigs. 1 and 3, except that the wire frames are in two parts joined so asto permit folding; and Fig. 5, a detached view of one of the wire framesor bails. Fig. 6 is a detail showing a second modified form of bracketand rack.

Like characters of reference indicate like parts throughout the severalviews of the drawings.

A represents a table-top or other convenient support to which thebrackets B B are removably secured. The bracket comprises the members 1and 2, at rightangles to each other, and the member 3, integral withmember2 and parallel with member 1. This partial inclosure is to receivethe supporting-bodyto which the bracket is attached and the bracket isheld in position on said support by means of the set-screw at. Themember 1 of the bracket has the holes 5 and 6 and the member 2 thereofhas the holes 7aud 8. These holes are to receive the ends of bails C andD for the purpose of supporting the leaves of the display-book E whenthe latter is being exhibited. The bail C has ends 9 9, bent in atrightangles. The ends take into the holes 5 of each bracket, it being notedthat the brackets are used in pairs, while the adjacent part of the baillies against the member 1 until it reaches the outer edge of member 2,when said bail is bent down obliquely, as shown. To support the sides ofthe bail, lugs 10 project out from the bracket, with top groove forminga seat for said bail. The lugs thus formed act as a support for the bailand also hold it against lateral displacement. I

Projecting obliquely from the corners of brackets .13 B are the pins orhooks 11 11, on which or from which the sample-book E is supported bypassing the pins through holes provided for that purpose in the back ofsaid book. The leaves will hang down in the manner shown in Fig.3,except that the top leaves when the book is open will be turned back,as shown in said figure, and will be supported by the bail D. The endsof bail D are bent in at right angles the same as described for bail Oand are introduced into holes 6 6. The sides of the bail adjacent to theholes are supported by the lugs 12, which are similar in purpose,use,and construction to the abovedescribed lugs 10. The top bail ispreferably bent to the shape shown and serves as a support for the topleaves of the sample-book when the latter is open and may also be usedas a receptacle orholder for wall-paper in rolls when paper in that formis displayed.

The brackets can be supported by attachment to the back of a chair orlike article of furniture by placing the right-hand bracket on the leftsidethat is, reversing them in positionand by turning the opening in thebracket downwardly in the position shown in Fig. 2, and when so turnedthe holes '7 and 8 are required for the attachment of the bails. Lugs 13and 14 are similar in construction and purpose to lugs 10 and 12.

In the modification shown in Fig. 4 the bails are in two parts, theupper one beingin two separable parts, which are united by inserting theends to be united into the opposite ends of a sleeve 15. The lower bailis in two parts connected by the folding joint 16. This jointed featureenables the bails to be folded into smaller space for convenience incarrying.

In the modification shown in Fig. 6 the pin by which the sample-book isretained is replaced by a lug 17, having a head to retain the string 18of the sample-book, which is looped over said head. This modified formalso shows the elastic lining 19 of the frame on those parts liable tocontact with the furniture which supports the brackets. Any

I soft material, such as felt, may be used in place of an elasticmaterial.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and Wishto secure by Letters Patent, isa 1. In a display-rack a pair of bracketsremovably secured to a table, chair, or the like,

an elastic lining between the bracket and its support, means forsecuring the article to be displayed to said brackets said bracketshaving a body in two right-angled integral parts, a plurality of holesin each of said right-angled part-s, lugs adjacent to said holes andframes removably secured to said brackets by having ends taking into oneof said holes and having a bearing on one of said lugs.

2. A pair of brackets having a body in two right-angled integral partsand a third mem ber parallel with one of said parts,a set-screw throughsaid third member, a pair of holes through each member of saidright-angled frame, a pair of lugs integral with each member, one oneither side of said pair of holes, and wire frames having endstakinginto one of the holes of each of said brackets and having theiradjacent portions resting on and held by the lug adjacent to the holeinto which the end of the frame was inserted, the remaining holes andlugs being for the attachment of the frames in the changed positions ofthe brackets.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, atIndianapolis, Indiana, this 28th day of January, A. D. 1902.

GEORGE J. HASELY.

